St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-10
BULGARIA.
The Gar Doesn't Propose to Stand
Much More Nonsense.


Much More Nonsense.
LONDON, Sept. 9. The Bulgarian
question seems to be rapidly nearing
settlement, and forced settlement at
that. The mission of Gen. Erneroth, on
behalf of Russia, having been aban-
doned on account of the failure of some
of the powers to give formal assent to
his presence in Bulgaria, as the POrte's
provisional governor, ostenSibly, but
the cars representative really, the st.
Petersburg government has thrown
down the gauntlet and declared that
the treaty of Berlin must be either re-
spected in toto or wholly disregarded.
| II the powers, Russia sets forth, are
content to permit Prince Ferdinand, by
his presence in Bulgaria, to violate the
terms Of the treaty as regards the
Balkan states, they must expect to see
Russia ignore such other provisions of
the treaty as stand in her way of dTiy-
ing out the usurper and securing other
advantages, which her hitherto strict
observance of the obligations of the
convention has prevented her from OBJ
tanning. Russia has all along been ac-
eused of playing the part of the dog-in-
the-manger in the Bulgarian business,
but 1t is not she now that is filling that
role. The very powers that have been
foremost in imputing that character to
Russia are now the ones to object to
RuSsia'S methods of restoring legal gov
eminent in Bulgaria. They admit
either tactly or explicitly that the cleo |!
ton of Prince Ferdinand was illegal,
and that
EVERY DAY OF HIS STAY
in Sofia, as the oStensible ruler of the
principality, emphasizes the flagraney
"a fha xriol nf 10 two nd Ing ~,
the powers signatory therefor; yet they
take no steps to punish him for his i'm
pudenee or to compel him to relinquish i
the power he has plainly no right to eY-,
ercise. 1t was not to be expected that
Germany would take the initiative in
movement of this kind, since her inter
eStS in the Balkan states are inSig mfr
can't, as compared with those of some /
Of the other powers, but the fact is not
beyond question, that the German gov
eminent is co mmitted to passive pol
icy, and to the extent of keeping its
hands off, will assist Russia in restoring
the Staus quo ante, in Bulgaria. With |
this understanding Russia will, IN !!
doubtedly, within few days make !
manifest her determination to perform |
alone the duty which the other powers |!
have neglected. Despite the conflicting
reports of the last few days on the sub /.
ject it is now pretty definitely settled
that the emperor of Germany and the |!
ear of Russia will meet at Stettin next
week, and whatever plans the GEAR may
have formed concerning Russia's action
in Bulgaria, will doubtless be concurred ,
in by the kaiser and acted upon without
delay. The idle threat of the alleged
government of Bulgaria to forcibly re-
SiSt the entrance of Gen. Erneroth into
Bulgaria, in any other than an unofficial
capacity, has brought down deluge of :
indignant resentment upon the heads of
Prince Ferdinand and his supporters,
and unless Ferdinand makes an imme-
date change of residence from Sofia to
some place, outside the boundaries of
Bulgaria, he will awake some morning
to find Russian general in his palace
yard, with force of Russian soldiers
behind him that not all Bulgaria can
resist.
GERMANY'S POLICY.
The North German Gazette, in an in
Spired article on the Bulgarian question,
makes further semi-off1cial declaration
of the Bulgarian policy of Germany,
defining the part of it which implies an
understanding between Germany and
Russia. Germany's policy, the Zeitung
says, does not cease to be exclusively
German because it happens to be CRATE
full to Russia. The strength of the
policy consists in the fact that it asks
nor wants nothing from Russia or any
other power. To depart from the policy
of respect for treaties solely because
such conventions do not happen to be
unfayorable to Russia would be a caprice
that cannot be imputed to Germany.
Prussia and the Kaiser.
BERLIN, Sept. 9.-The Provincial
union to-day gave grand dinner to the
Archduke Albrecht, who, On behalf of
Emperor William, gave toast in honor
of East Prussia. He referred to the
eighty years of friendship between En-
peror William and the people of Prus-
sia.- When the emperor lately appealed
to the patriotism of the PrussianS they
responded in manner that was spe-
cially gratifying to Emperor William.
After the banquet the archduke visited
the university where he was greeted by
the professors on behalf of the crown
prince, whose health, he said, was per-
fectly satisfactory.